Telescope-Catadioptric Telescopes-Celestron NexStar 8SE Essential Telescope Bundle

Large 8″ Aperture with Starbright XLT High Transmission Coatings
The largest-aperture telescope in the SE series, the 8″ comes in at over 1.5 times more light gathering power when compared to the 6SE. Coupled with Celestron’s Starbright XLT High Transmission coatings which maximize light transmission and clarity, the 8SE gives you unparalleled access to the night sky. With optics designed to provide the best of both visual and photographic worlds, seeing details on the craters of the Moon as well as bands on Jupiter are well within your reach! For those deep sky enthusiasts, 8″ of aperture is highly regarded as the baseline for great views of M42(Orion’s Nebula), M13 (Hercules Globular Cluster), and other deep sky objects!

Fully “Go-To” Mount and Tripod Using Celestron’s Latest NexStar + USB Hand Controller
Utilizing Celestrons lastest Nexstar + USB hand controller, the Nexstar SE mount is a fully “go-to” object-tracking/retention system that contains a massive 40,000 night sky catalog to choose from. Additionally, the proprietary SkyAlign technology and Sky-Tour options make locating and tracking your favorite objects a breeze! Simply add 8 AA batteries, or a 12V power supply and you’ll be ready to use the full might of the Nexstar + system!

Portability is Key!
With a combined weight of just over 30 pounds the Celestron Nexstar 8SE is easily one of the most portable systems around! When broken into its individual components the tripod and mount make up around 20 pounds and the optical tube assembly is around 12 pounds. Again, making this a highly transportable system for backyard observing or with the addition of a portable power supply, perfect for camping or taking to your favorite dark sky site!

Celestron’s Ecosystem of Accessories
The Nexstar SE is arguably the single most important telescope in recent times, and as such Celestron has developed a myriad of amazing accessories to outfit your system to fit your viewing or imaging pleasure. Whether you want to control the movement through your smartphone or tablet using the SkyPortal WiFi module, remotely focus for planetary imaging using the focus motor, or control condensation through Celestron’s dew heater rings. The NexStar SE family of telescopes provide an almost limitless upgrade path! Outgrowing your Celestron NexStar 8SE is a thing of the past.

Visual or Photographic Use? Why not Both!
With a large 8″ aperture Schmidt Cassegrain optical design providing 2032mm of focal length, paired with the fully tracking Nexstar SE mount and tripod, you don’t need to choose between purely visual, or taking pictures of the night sky. Included in the Nexstar system is a 1.25″ diagonal and 25mm plossl eyepiece providing you a full disc image of the Moon right out of the box! Replace the eyepiece with a planetary camera to begin taking fantastic images of Jupiter, Saturn and much more! Attach a proper solar filter and you can even view/image the upcoming solar eclipse in October 2023, and April 2024! Whether for visual or photographic use, the NexStar 8SE’s versatility provides almost limitless upgrade and accessory options!

The “Essential” Bundle Includes Great Accessories
The “Essential” bundle is exclusive to High Point Scientific and includes three great additional accessories from Apertura to get even more value from your NexStar 8SE. The Apertura 2x Barlow doubles the magnifying power of your eyepieces. The moon filter gives additional contrast and detail when viewing the bright Moon. Lastly, the Apertura lens pen is helpful for cleaning and maintaining the optics of your 8SE.